| NOUN | communication | retraction, abjuration, recantation | a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
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| act | retraction | the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back |
| Sounds | riytrae'kshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion. | |
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| Synonyms | abjuration, recantation | |
| Narrower | withdrawal, backdown, climb-down | A retraction of a previously held position |
| Broader | disavowal, disclaimer | denial of any connection with or knowledge of |
| Spanish | abjuración, palinodia, retracción, retractación, retractactión | |
| Catalan | abjuració, retractació | |
| Verbs | retract | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
| Meaning | The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back. | |
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| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Verbs | retract | pull inward or towards a center |
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